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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Charlie want to do before he begins his research?

2. How do Charlie's co-workers respond to the drastic change in Charlie as he becomes more intelligent?

3. Why is Charlie not allowed to fix the errors in his earlier entries in the Progress Report?

4. What does Charlie think Nemur sees him as instead of a human being?

5. What does Charlie's sister once almost get as a reward for an A on a test?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes Charlie to believe that everything he has been taught might be false?

2. What happens in his apartment that shows Charlie that Algernon needs to be taken back to the lab?

3. What does Charlie say that intelligence without affection will lead to when he is at the cocktail party with Nemur?

4. How does Fanny think Charlie came about his intelligence?

5. What does one of Charlie's old classmates at Beekman say to Charlie when he tries to talk to her?

6. Why is Alice so hesitant to be in a relationship with Charlie even though she cares for him?

7. What prank do the guys at the bakery try to play on Charlie on April Fool's Day?

8. Why is Charlie fired from his job at the bakery?

9. What mistake does Charlie realize Nemur has made during the conference in Chicago?

10. Why did Norma's father refuse to let her have the dog she was promised if she did well on her history test?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The importance and influence of family relations is a very strong theme present in this book. What are some of the instances of this theme, and which characters are most affected by the presence of this theme?

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 3

Competition and fair-play is a major theme that is found in many different scenes of this book. What are some of those scenes, and what affect do they have on the course of the plot?

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